Archaeological Computing Lab, University of Sydney
Research Interests:
Thesis Title - The Development of Urban Form at Angkor, 5th to 15th Centuries CE
PhD research involves the compilation and digitisation of archaeological inventories of Angkor and the refinement of archaeological maps at settlement-scale using aerial photographs and other kinds of remotely sensed data, especially airborne radar. Part of this work involves compiling a relational database of spatio-temporal information about the modelling of urban growth over time. Another aspect is the development of methods of absolutely dating 'village temple' sites at Angkor in order to provide chronological resolution to the surface archaeological assemblage. Also working on web accessibility, interoperability and public presentation issues to do with GAP's storehouse of cultural data.
Other interests include Angkorean settlement archaeology, spatio-temporal databasing, GIS mapping and analysis, remote sensing, radiocarbon dating
Fletcher R., Evans D.H., Tapley, I.J. 2002. AIRSAR's contribution to understanding the Angkor World Heritage Site, Cambodia - Objectives and preliminary findings from an examination of PACRIM2 datasets. Proceedings of the 2002 AIRSAR Earth Science and Application Workshop, NASA/JPL http://airsar.jpl.nasa.gov/documents/workshop2002/papers/P1.pdf
Kummu, M., Evans, D. and Fletcher, R. The Dynamics of Water Management of Angkor, Cambodia, 9th to 16th Century. Proceedings of the 3rd International Water History Assoaciation Conference, Alexandria, Egypt, 11-14 December 2003. CD-ROM.
Fletcher, R.J., Barbetti, M., Evans, D., Than, H., Sorithy, I., Chan, K., Penny, D., Pottier, C. and Somaneath, T. 2003. Redefining Angkor: Structure and environment in the largest, low density urban complex of the pre-industrial world. UDAYA 4: 107-21
Evans, D.H., 2003. Investigating the Decline of Angkor Using AIRSAR and GIS. Proceedings of the 30th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, Honolulu, Hawaii, November 10-14. CD-ROM. Evans, D. 2003.
The TimeMap Project: Tools for Building Communities of Information Providers and Users. Proceedings of the 3rd Association of Pacific Rim Universities Doctoral Students Network Conference, Mexico City, August 2003. CD-ROM.
Tapley, I., T. Milne, R. Fletcher and D. Evans. 2003. An AIRSAR Analysis of Angkor, Cambodia. Proceedings of the 30th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, Honolulu, Hawaii, November 10-14 2003. CD-ROM.
Fletcher, R., Evans D., Tapley IJ, Milne AK. 2004. Angkor: Extent, settlement pattern and ecology. Preliminary results of an AIRSAR survey in September 2000. Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association 24: 130-8
Lustig, E., Evans, D. and Richards, N. (Submitted). Sacred and Secular: A Comparison of Temple and Exchange Items in Khmer Inscriptions (6th-14th Century). Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 32 pages.
Evans, D. (In Preparation). Archaeological Applications of Imaging Radar and GIS to Settlement Sites in Southeast Asia. In M.R. Rujaya Abhakorn and Brian Zottoli (eds.) [Forthcoming SEAMEO textbook on historical GIS in Southeast Asia -- title T.B.A.]
Evans, D. (In Preparation). AMS Radiocarbon Dating of Brick Temples at Angkor, Cambodia.
Evans, D, and Lustig, E. (In Preparation). The Role of the Temple in the Development of Urbanism at Angkor: New Perspectives from Remote Sensing and GIS.
